UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 13, 2012
| MarketAxess Holdings Inc. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34091 | 52-2230784 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 299 Park Avenue New York, New York 10171 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 813-6000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On March 13, 2012, James J. Sullivan was elected to the Board of Directors of MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (the “Company”).
There were no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which Mr. Sullivan was elected as a director of the Company. Mr. Sullivan does not have a family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company. There were no transactions since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is to be a party, in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which Mr. Sullivan had, or will have, a direct or indirect material interest.
On March 14, 2012 the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Sullivan’s election, which is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| 99.1 | Press Release entitled “MarketAxess Appoints James Sullivan to Board of Directors” issued by MarketAxess Holdings Inc. on March 14, 2012. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| MARKETAXESS HOLDINGS INC. | ||||||
| Date: March 14, 2012 |
By: | /s/ Richard M. McVey | ||||
| Name: Richard M. McVey | ||||||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | Press Release entitled “MarketAxess Appoints James Sullivan to Board of Directors” issued by MarketAxess Holdings Inc. on March 14, 2012. | |
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